Thursday, March 26, 2009

a great craft to do on any day of the week with kids...AND cute! first get you some lovely yummy springy fabrics. these i got as a swap from this lovely gal

then you'll be needing some plastic eggs (i got mine at walmart they were $2)

first cut your fabric the width of your egg in the middle (where it splits open) and the length should be just long enough to cover the top and bottom of your egg. my measurement was roughly 6" by 4 1/2" (but i would just wrap it around your egg to get accurate measurement 'cause egg sizes vary)

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then you want to cut strips like a comb on both sides of your fabric (the sides that will be on the top and bottom of your eggs) do not cut all the way through you want it to stay in tact in the middle.

next get your modgepodge.

here's where the kids go to town and have some fun. modgepodge your egg. slime it up a bunch!

wrap the middle of the egg with tightly and then gently start pushing down all the strips so that they overlap each other a little (add modgepodge if needed...we did)

do the same to the bottom.

and keep going with all the colors. you will end up with a super cute basket full of eggs!

(this tutorial was inspired by my fabulous friend who just so happens to be a professional quilter. thanks F for the instructions over the phone so i could make it into a tutorial.)

This is very much how we used to cover blown out eggs with Japanese washi paper...the only difference that adults may want to do is we tapered the ends of our fringe strips so they came to a point...sorta like what the end of a letter opener looked like...it'll make the ends lie flatter. Your eggs look so pretty done in the 30's fabrics :)-DianeM

V, I love having coffee with you every morning!!! I have several things I could get done - but I am skipping ahead to egg making! Just the inspiration I need to "spring" clean and put out a few Easter items. Plus, I think this would be a cute little gift for the hostess of my bee-let in April.

I'm all about covering eggs and making them all cute. Love the fabric. I have plenty of fabric, but these cute eggs are making me want to stop by JoAnns on my way home from work.Have a great day.Sandra

I'm not sure exactly how I found your blog...from another blog, I'm sure:) It's lovely! I loved this tutorial!! I made these this week with my daughter and they turned out so cute. I blogged about it today and linked to you. Thanks for sharing this great idea!!

Thans for sharing! Ive been doing fabric covered eggs but covered them one strip at a time, sometimes having a hard time since I couldnt get the strip to lay flat. I will try your technique of keeping the fabric one piece. :)HUGSShannon

Just found your blog and LOVE your tutorials. These eggs are so sweet and it juts so happens I was looking for a way to decorate eggs as an addition to my Easter decoration! I'm getting my plastic eggs today! I'm linking to your post on my blog - kreationsdonebyhand.blogspot.com

This looks like a fun 4H project. It won't take a long time to do so those kiddos that are in between projects can do this with little help and it is easy enough for both age groups to do and present at the fair. Thanks!